Ground Level Blog

Coming to Todd County?

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In a visioning session hosted by the Initiative Foundation's Healthy Community Partnership program, the aging population of Todd County voted the revitalization of our downtowns as the No. 1 priority. This aging population was identified by demographics that showed Todd County ahead of much of the state. Twenty-one percent of folks in Long Prairie are over the age of 65. Demography also revealed that the county's population of young people is down about 700 in recent years, which pushes up the ratio of old to young.

If Todd County set up an initiative of getting businesses and young people to move here, what can we do that we're not already doing, to attract them / you? If you're under the age of 40, living outside of Todd County but interested in moving, what would it take?

What kind of jobs are you looking for?

What salary would you require?

Considering you could buy a three bedroom home with a garage, yard and garden in Todd County for under $100,000, would this change your salary requirements?

If you're thinking of starting or moving a business, what would your requirements be? Storefront? Manufacturing space? Other?

What's holding you back? Distance to metro area? Shipping costs? Other?

Would you like information about local economic development?

Todd County is eager to keep its dozen towns alive. What can we do to make that happen?